Seguin, Texas

Seguin, Texas
Seguin, Texas
City
	Park Plaza Hotel, Seguin's tallest downtown building. Bottom: The 1916 Aumont Hotel is part of the National Register of Historic Places; the 2nd-tallest building in downtown Seguin.
	Coordinates: 29°34′28″N 97°57′55″W / 29.57444°N 97.96528°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Guadalupe
Government
• Type	Council-manager government
• Council-Manager	Mayor Donna Dodgen; Joe Rea; Sonia Mendez; Chris Rangel; Chris Aviles; Jeremy Roy; Monica Napier Carter; Mark Herbold;
• City Manager	Steve Parker
Area
• Total	38.48 sq mi (99.65 km2)
• Land	38.28 sq mi (99.14 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	29,433
• Density	783.51/sq mi (302.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	78155–78156
Area code	830
FIPS code	48-66644
GNIS feature ID	1346881
Website	www.seguintexas.gov

Seguin (/sɪˈɡiːn/ sih-GEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, Texas, United States;^[4] as of the 2020 census, its population was 29,433.^[5]^[6] Its economy is primarily supported by a regional hospital, as well as the Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation water-utility, that supplies the surrounding Greater San Antonio areas from nearby aquifers as far as Gonzales County. Several dams in the surrounding area are governed by the main offices of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, headquartered in downtown Seguin.

Seguin, named in honor of Juan Seguín, a Tejano Texian freedom fighter and early supporter of the Republic of Texas, is one of the oldest towns in Texas, founded just 16 months after the Texas Revolution began. The frontier settlement was a cradle of the Texas Rangers and home to the celebrated Captain Jack Hays, perhaps the most famous Ranger of all.^[7] At this time, the Seguin area was a part of Gonzales County, the remaining portion known as present-day Belmont.^[8]^[9] The Rangers had found this was a good halfway stop between their patrol points. It had been maintained as a base camp by the Rangers since the early founding of the Dewitt Colony.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Seguin city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2017.^{[dead link]}
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Weinert, Willie Mae (1976). An Authentic History of Guadalupe County. Seguin Conservation Society. OCLC 11602964.
^ "Karte von Texas entworfen nach den Vermessungen, welche in den Acten der General-Land-Office der Republic liegen bis zum Jahr 1839 von Richard S. Hunt & Jesse F. Randel". University of Texas. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ Bädeker, J. "Karte des Staates Texas (aufgenommen in die Union 1846.)". Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, University of Texas. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-1] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-3] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR6-4] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[Census_2010-5] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Seguin city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2017.^{[dead link]}

[USCensusEst2019-6] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[Weinert-7] Weinert, Willie Mae (1976). An Authentic History of Guadalupe County. Seguin Conservation Society. OCLC 11602964.

[1841texasmap-8] "Karte von Texas entworfen nach den Vermessungen, welche in den Acten der General-Land-Office der Republic liegen bis zum Jahr 1839 von Richard S. Hunt & Jesse F. Randel". University of Texas. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[1849texasmap-9] Bädeker, J. "Karte des Staates Texas (aufgenommen in die Union 1846.)". Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, University of Texas. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

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